Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-09-22
Hog cholera prevails in parts ., lass


Boone has raised $4,000 to cxperi nent
with an artesian well.
At the Nevin fair. ]. ]. Craw ford,
President of the association and post.
master at Nevin. met with an accident
that resulted in his death. Mr.. GRAY ford
was standing in wagon making an an.
nounccmcnt, when the team started and
threw him violently to the ground. He
sustained internal injuries, from the fleets
OF which he died. The deceased was. one
Of the carly settlers in Adams county and
highly respected.
Muscatine had serious conflai grafton
Sept. IA, which resulted in the to tai des.
truction of five barns and the par tial loss
of four houses. One horse was burned.
The loss is about So, 900 partly insured in
eastern companies Tho principal loser
was Henry Franklin.
A Duou..e special, Sept II, says:
There was sensation in the court house
to-day. when the little son of Kennedy, Gu
trial for the murder of his wife, was sum.
Noned to the stand. The room was
Jrowdcd with spectators. and as the little
fellow, who is a remarkably innocent.
looking child, gave in his testimony there
was complete silence. He said he saw
his mother the Saturday afterlsoon pre-.
ceding the murder. She came home at
o. clock with the milk wagon from town.
where she had been delivering milk His
father cursed her because she had heated
the horses, When his father came home
that night and found that the mother was
not at home, he said he would kill her
VIXEN he found her. Sunday night his
father came home about half past nine;
his face was wet and bloody. and he ac'S.
ed for towel; there was none and Ae
wiped his face on piece Of bed-ticking,
which still beGs the Bloody marks.
The examination liz the Van de Ven
Ase was concluded at Pella, Saturday,
sept. II. In closing. the State introduced
the evidence of the physicians to prov
that the results of micro chemical investi
cations are reliable. The defense pre-
sideration the coalition of public feeling
in regard to the case, and that Mr.. Van
e Ven had himself desired the investiga.
ton to be made, his attorneys were Will
iag that he be bound over to appear b.
fore the grand jury November next, Els
bond was fixed at 81 500 There not
being sufficient evidence against the hire l
girl, Ida Kamerick ,he was released
A sad affair occurred at Ccnterville, Sept.
ID, awcll known young lady committing
suicide. Her name was Miss Mary Britt,
and she ended her life by hanging herself
at $50 O. clock in the evening. The cause
was Disappointment in love.
The governor has approved the bills Of
expenses connected with the recent en-
campmcnt of the Iowa National guards,
as follows; muster and pay roll, $50, $50.
so; expense in camp, $4,492.17. Total.
S25, 112,67.
The Ida County Qowa) Pioneer of a
recent. date says: A legacy of $40, 900
has Just been left to the Rev. James W.
G. Gibson, a pastor of the M. E. church
at Battle Creek. this county, and an equal
sum to each of his brothers and
sister. Rev. Gibson is r. A. from
Trinity College, and supposed to be one
of the best young orators of this part of
the State. Ills mission thus far in the
pulpit has been one of entire satisfaction
to his patrons and it was with deep
regret that they were called upon to accept
| against their will, his resignation as
pastor last Sunday. Mr.. Gibson will
leave the pulpit and go into the educa-
tional work, place he feels himself
better adapted to FILL
We beg of farmers to hold on to their
cattle If they possibly can. There will
yet be marrow in the bones.
DR.. Carver, the great shot, broke /, 900
balls in forty-three minutes and twenty
three and one-half seconds at his Du.
buaue exhibition.
The present capacity of the pumps of
the water company of Cedar Rapids is
$500, 900 gallons, and new pumps with a
capacity of 1000, 900 more have just been
1 added
The wheat crop of Iowa is estimated at
80, 900. 900 bushel, or ALSO, 900 below the
yield of last year, while the oats yield is
estimated at 5000, 900 bushels more than
last year.
John Moody, of Black Oak, enjoys the
distinction of having the largest crab
orchard in Iowa, having about 200 trees,
and they are certain bearers every year.
He has always found market for his
crop, which this year will be nearly 300
bushela
Sioux City expects population Of 49,.
300 by 1890.
There arc II, $50 members of the Grand
Army in the State.